Examines the validity of Lotka's function for a measurement of scientific productivity. A systematic deviation of this function from numerical examples has been found by introducing a different least-square formulation instead of a logarithmic linearization. Therefore, a modification of the measurement of the publication frequencies is proposed.…

Three articles focus on elementary school literature education. The first reviews children's books that celebrate the winter. The second presents a holiday letter to students from writer/illustrator Marc Brown. The third examines how the seasons can inspire imagery in children's poetry. (SM)

Traces the development of Native American literatures as following a pattern of cultural revitalization. Examines how these literatures are being incorporated into the national literary canon and subjected to institutionalized domination at the same time that they are serving as a vehicle for indigenous political resistance and revitalization. (SV)

Discusses the life, work, and working habits of Milton Meltzer, who has spent a good part of his life writing about people whose words and deeds have gone untended and been washed from the landscape of the historical record. (RS)

Suggests that the author's novels will never be politically correct--they will always run the risk of offending someone. Suggests that her characters and their stories will invite disappointment, or even disapproval, from readers who look to fiction to support a point of view rather than to mirror human experience. (RS)

Profiles Lynne Cherry, author-illustrator whose books convey her interest in environmentalism and preserving natural resources. Describes her career, process of illustrating several recent books, and founding of the Center for Children's Environmental Literature in 1992. (TM)

Examines the characteristics of four selected social work journals in terms of their child welfare content. Analyzes journals representing social work education, scholarship, research, and general practice. Identifies and discusses insights about the journals, authors, and content. (DR)

Provides guidelines and information, based on the experiences of Pierce County Library (Washington), for planning a sponsored author event to raise funds for a public library. (JKP)

Discusses licensing agreements and royalties to writers for the sale of articles from online databases. CARL Corporation is working with the National Writers' Union to devise a transaction-based method of paying royalty fees to authors whose articles are used through UnCover; this agreement could provide a model for use by all database services.…

Discusses the authorship of literary works attributed to William Shakespeare. Describes the "modal analysis" authorship identification test's application to the dispute. Concludes that the poems, "Shall I Die" and "Elegy," may not have been written by Shakespeare, whereas eight poems from the collection, "The…

Relates the real-life experiences that prompted the author, the 1992 Newbery medalist, to write the novel "Shiloh." (PRA)

Discusses the career of Julia MacRae, a distinguished children's book publisher. Illustrates how her career has developed within the changing circumstances of publishing in the past 30 years and her individual responses to the changes. (PRA)

Presents arguments for free software, an open sharing of intellectual property. Highlights include the suitability of copyright for printed material but not for digital information; controlling information for profit; the natural rights of authors; economic issues; and custom enhancements of free software. (LRW)

Robert Cormier, the author of "The Chocolate War" and other books for young adults discusses his plots and characters, input from editors, writers who influenced him, themes in his novels, and his two latest books. A bibliography of 10 young adult books by Cormier is included. (EAM)

Offers comments from seven published "Reading Teacher" authors who have school affiliations on their experiences writing for professional publications. Encourages colleagues around the world to take the risk to likewise engage in this process. (MG)